Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Guatemala
Guatemala: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 1.39 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 1.39 An per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Guatemala peaked at 2.84 An per square kilometre in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.6525 An per square kilometre, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 118th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.14 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.46 An per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1963 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1964 | 2.33 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 2.84 An per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1966 | 1.69 An per square kilometre | -40.5% |
| 1967 | 1.97 An per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1968 | 1.77 An per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 1.72 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 1.91 An per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1971 | 1.92 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.82 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 1.96 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 1.93 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.88 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 1.93 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 2.07 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 2.03 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 2.03 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.58 An per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1981 | 1.2 An per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1982 | 1.24 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.3 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 1.3 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.51 An per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 1.59 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 1.45 An per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 1.53 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 1.51 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.54 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.06 An per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1992 | 1.05 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.19 An per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 1.25 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.31 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.15 An per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9904 An per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8323 An per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6525 An per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2001 | 1.36 An per square kilometre | +108.0% |
| 2002 | 1.19 An per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9944 An per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9944 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.19 An per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 1.32 An per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 1.32 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.32 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.33 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.34 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.34 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.36 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.38 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.38 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.43 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.41 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.37 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.38 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.38 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.39 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.39 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.39 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.39 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.48 An per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.39 An per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 An per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +108.0% | 0.6525 An per square kilometre | 1.36 An per square kilometre |
| 1966 | -40.5% | 2.84 An per square kilometre | 1.69 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.13 An per square kilometre | 1.69 An per square kilometre | 2.84 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.95 An per square kilometre | 1.82 An per square kilometre | 2.07 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.42 An per square kilometre | 1.2 An per square kilometre | 1.59 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 An per square kilometre | 0.8323 An per square kilometre | 1.54 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 An per square kilometre | 0.6525 An per square kilometre | 1.36 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 An per square kilometre | 1.34 An per square kilometre | 1.43 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 An per square kilometre | 1.38 An per square kilometre | 1.39 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 115 Niger 1.52 An per square kilometre compare
- 116 Fiji 1.51 An per square kilometre compare
- 117 Mauritius 1.42 An per square kilometre compare
- 119 Sri Lanka 1.37 An per square kilometre compare
- 120 French Polynesia 1.36 An per square kilometre compare
- 121 Namibia 1.26 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.437 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Guatemala?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Guatemala was 1.39 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 An per square kilometre in 1965.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6525 An per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Guatemala ranks 118th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.